From cornflake cupcakes to Coco Pops doughnuts – topped with a mini chocolate spoon – and the unique, sweet-meets-salty flavour of cereal milk, London bakers turn breakfasts of our childhood into the most creative desserts. Nostalgic and so very fun, sweet with rainbow sprinkles or full of decadent dark chocolate, these cereal desserts are made for kids and adults alike.
Cinnamon toast crunch cookie: Floozie
A thin vanilla cookie with a drizzle of sweet icing, speculoos cream – on top plus more inside – and crumbled pieces of Cinnamon Toast Crunch, it’s crunchy with a rich, gooey centre.
5 James St, London WC2E 8BH. Open for take-away and nationwide delivery.
Cereal milk doughnut: Borough 22
Gluten-free, vegan-friendly doughnut – oven-baked, not fried – with a cereal milk glaze, cornflakes and nonpareil sprinkles, it’s available as a regular size in Selfridges or in super cute miniature form online.
400 Oxford St, London W1A 1AB
Cornflake doughnut: Lockdown Bakehouse
A springy, sugar-coated doughnut with a crispy cornflake cluster on top and a filling of the most warming cornflake-infused custard – sweetened with honey – it’s sweet and salty, so soft and gooey. Keep an eye out on their Instagram to know when they make it again.
6 Ferrier St, London SW18 1SW. Open for take-away.
Coco pops doughnut: Lockdown Bakehouse
Coco Pops on a white chocolate glazed-doughnut with a filling of chocolate custard – so soft and creamy – and a small, solid dark chocolate spoon to finish, it’s a bowl of coco pops in doughnut form.
6 Ferrier St, London SW18 1SW. Open for take-away.
Vanilla soft serve: Soft Serve Society
The creamiest, silkiest vanilla soft serve with cornflakes, tutti frutti – sprinkles with a slight fruity flavour – on a dark charcoal cone, it’s creamy and so refreshing, Instagrammable yet so more-ish.
Boxpark, 2-10 Bethnal Green Rd, London E1 6GY. Currently closed.
Cereal milk cupcake: Crumbs & Doilies
Cornflake-infused milk in both the frosting and sponge – moist and so fluffy – with a dual, sweet-meets-salty topping, it’s decorated with sprinkles on one side and cornflakes on the other.
1 Kingly Ct, London W1B 5PW. Currently closed but you can order bake-at-home kits online.
Caramel cornflake brownie: Crumbs & Doilies
A dense, dark chocolate brownie with a generous amount of caramel cornflakes on top, it’s sticky and crunchy, super rich and a little salty.
1 Kingly Ct, London W1B 5PW. Currently closed but you can order bake-at-home kits online.
Lucky Charm birthday cake: Flavourtown Bakery
Funfetti sponge with cereal milk frosting, Lucky Charms and a tiny, chewy jam-filled poptart to finish, each layer has pockets of super thick, velvety-soft cereal milk custard in between the frosting. This was a weekend special but Flavourtown Bakery often brings the best-selling ones back.
771 Fulham Rd, London SW6 5HA. Open for take-away.
Cornflake crisp cupcake: Flavourtown Bakery
Brown butter sponge with cereal milk frosting, toasted cornflakes, a mini ice cream cone and a filling of incredibly thick, cereal milk custard, it’s sweet and warming, creamy and so gooey. Another weekend special to look out for.
771 Fulham Rd, London SW6 5HA. Open for take-away.
